Weaver on the DL; it could have been worse for him

The Mariners solved their prime problem in the pitching rotation by putting Jeff Weaver on the disabled list with right shoulder tendinitis Friday.

Is the injury legit? Maybe. But every pitcher in the big leagues has some form or right shoulder tendinitis, even the left-handers. You can’t throw a baseball as much as these guys do without lots of elbow wear.

The question is, who doesn’t have right elbow tendinitis?

The thing to remember is that Weaver was going to be out of the rotation one way or another after going 0-6 with a 14.32 ERA in his first six starts.

It happened to be the disabled list. It just as easily could have been an outright demotion to the bullpen, something the club didn’t want to do with a man earning $8.325 million a year.